National Water Trails: Designating Your Trail for NWT Status

This webinar is a follow up to our webinar National Recreation Trails: Designating Your Trail for NRT Status as it will dive in deeper on the process for trails to become National Water Trails (NWT), which are a subset of the National Recreation Trails (trails that are a part of the National Trails System*). You will hear from National Park Service staff and learn about 7 Best Management Practices for NWTs that include details on the NWT application process, what to expect, and more.

The deadline for applications each year is November 1.

*The National Trails System Act of 1968 authorized creation of a national system of trails comprised of National Recreation Trails, National Scenic Trails, and National Historic Trails.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to navigate the NRT application process
• Understand the benefits to being a designated NRT
• Understand the roles of the partners involved